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The Reader Cinema FAQ’s
If you were able to snap up tickets to our cinema programme, check below for any queries you might have… The post The Reader Cinema FAQ’s appeared first on The Reader .
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October’s Monthly Stories and Poems
There are two memoirists with Nigerian heritage in this months pack, each reflecting on what their family and cultural histories have supplied them with by way of tools for figuring out who they are – Poppy Okotcha, explores this through ancient stories and a connection with the…
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October’s Title Pick for Adults: Anna Karenina by Erin Carlstrom
My groups experience of reading Anna Karenina made me think about curiosity, and what part that plays in choosing what to read, what to point our deep attention and care towards. What sort of kind and wondering spaces will be made when we follow our questions of curious care?…
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October’s Title Pick for Children: The Skull by Jon Klassen
Jon Klassen's 'The Skull' ticks all these boxes, and is a must read for this time of year. The low light cast across the pages, following the journey of Otilla - a quiet but strong and small presence underpinning the story as it unfolds through various stages. The post October’s…
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The Reader reveals magical Christmas 2026 season at Calderstones Park
New Christmas concerts, festive cinema and family theatre join the seasonal celebrations, offering ways to get together at Liverpool’s Calderstones… The post The Reader reveals magical Christmas 2026 season at Calderstones Park appeared first on The Reader .
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September’s Title Pick for Adults: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
"This a novel about keeping in touch with home, and our roots and heritage, through difficult circumstances. It tells the stories of several characters linked through generations by family connections, so any of its chapters would work well as stand-alone pieces in a group, as…
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September’s Title Pick for Children: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Revisiting Anne of Green Gables feels like opening a time capsule. This was a childhood favourite of mine and rereading it confirmed that it is still just as enjoyable. What I did find interesting though is how we can enjoy stories as a child and how differently we absorb…
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September’s Monthly Stories and Poems
We're continuing our year-long exploration of the theme of 'home', bringing together another selection of prose and poetry to help us think, particularly, of how 'home' connects to ideas of roots and ancestry. What happens when strangeness - a new person, a new language (or even…
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August’s Monthly Stories and Poems
‘Sometimes we can return home and find that it no longer holds the familiarity or reassurance that might once have been there. It can feel uncomfortable to notice that change. But in this poem although things no longer feel the same, there is an openness to what is left.’ This…
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August’s Title Pick for Adults: The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
Each time I re-read this opening paragraph from The Pilgrim’s Progress, I am struck by how immediately I am taken into the world of crisis. I can very quickly relate to not only the question ‘What shall I do?’, but also the accompanying fear and panic with which the question is…